SINGLE LDO FOR MULTPLE VOLTAGE DOMAINS

Low dropout (LDO) regulators are described herein for providing regulated voltages for multiple voltage domains. In one embodiment, a voltage regulator comprises a plurality of pass transistors, each of the plurality of pass transistors being coupled between an input supply rail and a respective one...

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Hauptverfasser: MAHMOUDI, Farsheed, DOYLE, James Thomas, SHAHROKHINIA, Sassan
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Low dropout (LDO) regulators are described herein for providing regulated voltages for multiple voltage domains. In one embodiment, a voltage regulator comprises a plurality of pass transistors, each of the plurality of pass transistors being coupled between an input supply rail and a respective one of a plurality of regulator outputs. The voltage regulator also comprises a plurality of averaging resistors configured to average a plurality of feedback voltages to generate an average feedback voltage, wherein each of the plurality of feedback voltages provides voltage feedback for a respective one of the plurality of regulator outputs. The voltage regular further comprises an amplifier having a first input coupled to the average feedback voltage, and a second input coupled to a reference voltage, wherein the amplifier is configured to drive the plurality of pass transistors in a direction that reduces a difference between the reference voltage and the average feedback voltage.